The #2 seed Effie Kokrine Warriors have earned a second shot at the #1 seed Northway Warriors. Shannon Hosken and Shalene Huntington led Effie Kokrine to a convincing 52-36 win over Kenny Lake with 19 and 13 points respectively. Hosken has tallied 43 points to lead all Effie Kokrine scorers through three games. Nelowa Nusunginya and Huntington have cleared the boards all weekend, and Rachel Kokrine and Heather Dozette have handled the ball and spearheaded the Warriors defensive efforts.
However, Katherine Albert and the Walter Northway Warriors have been invincible thus far at the 2010 Central Interior Conference Tournament. Albert scored 30 points in Northway’s dominating victory over Effie Kokrine last night, and 22 in the Warriors’ win over Tri-Valley. Desiree Demit and Tasha Demit added 14 and 11 points respectively in the Warriors winning effort last night. Shanice Albert has contributed 12 points in the Warriors two games, and Jessica Dillard has provided aggressive defense throughout.
The ladies’ Ship is set to sail. Effie Kokrine will need to win twice in order to earn a berth in the State Tournament. If Northway wins this one, they’re heading south.
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The seeds have held in the Girls Bracket. The #2 seed Effie Kokrine Warriors and the #3 seed Kenny Lake Hawks play with a ticket to the Ship on the line. If either of these teams is to earn a trip to the State Tournament, they will have to play and win three games today. That trip starts with this game.
photo by Letitia Talerico
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Kenny Lake and Effie Kokrine will both play their second game of the day. Kenny Lake topped Wasilla Lake 50-46 in the tournaments most exciting game to stay alive in the tournament; Effie Kokrine topped Birchwood 47-31. Four teams are left in the Boys Bracket, but only one of these two can advance. The winner plays Walter Northway tomorrow.
Katherine Albert will try to lead her top seeded Northway Warriors over the second seeded Effie Kokrine Warriors. Effie Kokrine won the last matchup between these two teams by three in Tok. Shalene Huntington scored 16 points to lead the Effie Kokrine squad to a 50-41 win over Kenny Lake in their first game of the tournamnet. Katherine Albert scored 22 in Northway’s 54-36 win over Tri-Valley.
The Birchwood Warriors used a 21 point game from John Rud and strong interior play from Brandon Roscovius, 13 points, to best Tok 50-37. Roscovius put up 16 points in a tournament opening loss to Walter Northway. Effie Kokrine is coming of a tough 48-37 loss to the tournament favorite and home town Tri-Valley Viking Warriors. Leo Huntington has led the Effie Kokrine Warriors with 33 points in two games. Each team needs a win to stay alive in the 2010 Central Interior Conference Tournament.
The final game of the day matches the Conference and home town favorite Tri-Valley Viking Warriors against the #4 seed Effie Kokrine Warriors. Leo Huntington and Darren Silas fueled Effie Kokrine’s 50-45 win over the Wasilla Lake Rams with 18 and 12 points respectively. All twelve Viking Warrior player scored in Tri-Valley’s opening round win over Anderson. Sterling Shreeve led the way with 14 points and Steven DeCoeur added 13. The winner of this game advances to play the undefeated Northway Warriors tomorrow at 4:45 pm.
The #2 seed Effie Kokrine Lady Warrriors are warming up and ready to play their first game of the Central Interior Conference Tournament. Hannah Rosenkrans and Kailey Wilson led the Kenny Lake Hawks to a 28-26 victory over Tok, and an appearance in this second round game. The winner of this game earns the right to play the top seeded Walter Northway Warriors tomorrow afternoon at 3:00.
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Taylor Roth and Josh Grissom will try to lead the #5 seed Wasilla Lake Rams to a victory over Leo Huntington, Noah Solomon and the #4 seed Effie Kokrine Warriors. This is the third of four games, all boys, on the day.
Closing Ceremony
One of the things that makes the Nenana Invitational Tournament so special is their Closing Ceremony. The host school invites all of the athletes out onto the floor to be celebrated. The All-Tournament Teams are lined up in front of all who played. The Top Three teams in each bracket are brought to center court to be congratulated and photographed. The games are exciting, but this ceremony tops them all.
The Tournament M.V.P. is a man named Dean Overby, which, if you think about it, is a perfect name for a career in Education. Dean Overby has coordinated twenty or more Nenana Invitational Tournaments. He’s been at it long enough to see the participation of the daughters and sons of fathers and mothers who have played in the Tournament. Thank you Dean for another great tournament.
The Huslia Huslers met the Effie Kokrine Warriors in Saturday’s fourth game at the Nenana Invitational Tournament with fourth place on the line. The Warriors lost to Nikolaevsk on the tournament’s opening day, and Huslia lost to Tri-Valley. Both Tri-Valley and Nikolaevsk would win on the tournament’s second day to secure entry into the Ship, the tournament championship game. Effie Kokrine defeated Fort Yukon, and Huslia defeated Tok, allowing both teams to qualify for today’s fourth place game. Press play below to listen to the game quarter by quarter.
